Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint

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It was beautiful, I finished reading and felt a rare charmed peace.

There a mix here of myths and legend coming from Irish, Indian and Mexican traditions all blended together. Bettina is a healer who will find she is also in need of healing; Ellie a gifted sculptor with powers she has yet to unlock; Donal hoards bitterness and a terrible belief that he is owed a price for his suffering. When spirits of the land come into conflict a wise mortal steers clear - but who has the wisdom?

Bibliography
Series

Cerin Songweaver

The Oak King's Daughter (1979)
A Pattern of Silver Strings (1981)
Glass Eyes and Cotton Strings (1982)
In Mask and Motley (1983)
Laughter in the Leaves (1984)
The Badger in the Bag (1985)
The Harp of the Grey Rose (1985)
And the Rafters Were Ringing (1986)
The Lark in the Morning (1987)
The Drowned Man's Reel (1988)
The Stone Drum (1989)
Ghosts of Wind and Shadow (1990)
The Bone Woman (1992)

Moonheart

Moonheart (1984)
Ascian in Rose (1986)
Westlin Wind (1989)
Ghostwood (1990)
Spiritwalk (1992)

Jack of Kinrowan

Drink Down the Moon (1990)
Jack And the Giant Killer (1990)
Jack of Kinrowan (1995)

Newford

1. Memory and Dream (1994)
2. The Ivory And the Horn (1995)
3. Dreams Underfoot (1993)
4. Trader (1996)
5. Someplace to Be Flying (1997)
6. Moonlight and Vines (1998)
Tapping the Dream Tree (2002)

Novels

The Riddle of the Wren (1984)
Mulengro (1985)
Yarrow (1986)
Greenmantle (1988)
Wolf Moon (1988)
Svaha (1989)
The Little Country (1990)
The Dreaming Place (1990)
Angel of Darkness (1990) (writing as Samuel M Key)
Uncle Dobbins Parrot Fair (1991)
Our Lady of the Harbour (1991)
From a Whisper to a Scream (1992) (writing as Samuel M Key)
Into the Green (1993)
I'll Be Watching You (1993) (writing as Samuel M Key)
The Wishing Well (1993)
The Buffalo Man (1999)
Forests of the Heart (2000)
Road to Lisdoonvarna (2001)
The Onion Girl (2001)
Seven Wild Sisters (2001)
Angel of Darkness (2002)
A Circle of Cats (2003) (with Charles Vess)
Spirits in the Wires (2003)
The Dungeon 2 (2003) (with Robin Wayne Bailey and Philip José Farmer)
Medicine Road (2004)
The Blue Girl (2004)

Collections

Hedgework and Guessery (1991)
Triskell Tales: 22 Years of Chapbooks (1993)
Waifs and Strays (2002)
A Handful of Coppers: Collected Early Stories, Heroic Fantasy (2003)
Quicksilver And Shadow: Collected Early Stories, Volume Two: Contemporary And Dark Fantasy And Science Fiction (2004)